Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Your Opportunity as the Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition

Serve as an ambassador and role-model of Our Culture-in-Action and Basic Beliefs. Lead the growth of our talent by overseeing the end-to-end recruiting process for all roles across the organization. Coach a high performing team of Talent Acquisition professionals to deliver a high-quality, inclusive experience to all candidates, maintaining strong-well-connected relationships with our business leaders and together with their partners, placing the very best talent into the roles across our Company. Establish strategy and lead efforts alongside HR colleagues, partners and leaders to stay ahead of the curve and drive transformation across our recruiting model, practices and critical attraction efforts. Report to the VP, Talent and serve as part of the extended HR leadership team.

Location : Orrville, OH (Close proximity to Cleveland / Akron)

Work Arrangements : Hybrid - onsite a minimum of 9 days a month primarily during core weeks as determined by the Company; maybe more as business need requires

In this role you will :

People Management / Team Development – Responsible for engaging, developing, and passionately leading a team of Talent Acquistion professionals. Develops innovative candidate sourcing strategies to produce sustainable talent pipelines of active and passive candidates for key functional areas across the Company. Vested in the acquisition, development and retention of a high-performing team with diverse experiences and capabilities.

Talent Acquisition – Responsible for overseeing all facets (people, process, systems) associated with filling open positions with strong, well-qualified, resonant talent; monitors and adapts resource allocation and focus to efficiently meet highest priority staffing needs of the business through transparent metrics, reporting, and continuous improvement. Ensures team effectively executes the full cycle recruitment process for their assigned functional areas of responsibility, including candidate sourcing, application / resume evaluation, candidate screening, interviews, talent selection, and pre-hire screening.

Strategy & Thought Leadership – In partnership with business leaders, responsible for setting talent acquisition strategy for the Company and sub-functions; provides thought leadership on – and ultimately accountable for – tactics, solutions, and processes required for execution of strategy. Maintains knowledge on current and emerging trends in Talent Acquistion, HR Technology, Recruiting / Candidate Sourcing Partnerships to attract candidates with a wide variety of experiences and capabilities and Workforce Development. Participates in extended HR leadership team meetings and leads special projects, as needed. Builds collaborative relationships with all parts of HR, Shared Services and Operations to deliver results.

Recruiting Operations & Compliance – Manage the logistical aspects of the hiring process while ensuring all recruitment activities adhere to relevant employment laws, regulations and ethical standards. Collaborates with and across teams as legal and compliance related items intersect into the recruiting space. Center of Expertise subject matter expert in driving and enabling recruiting best practices and consistency in support of hourly recruiting across our manufacturing facilities.

The Right Place for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our , and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

What we are looking for :

Minimum Requirements :

10+ years talent acquisition experience in a progressive environment (full cycle, early talent to executive)

5+ years of experience building and leading high-performing teams

5+ years of experience in a business-facing, client-service oriented role

Deep understanding of recruitment best practices, including sourcing, screening, interviewing and selection processes

Excellent communication, interpersonal, and relationship-building skills

Strong analytical skills with the ability to develop metrics, analyze data, generate meaningful insights and translate them into actions and plans that deliver results

Strong business acumen with the ability to understand the company’s goals and translate them into actionable objectives for Talent Acquisition

Experience building and maintaining strong relationships with senior leaders, hiring managers and external partners

Comfortable working at both strategic and tactical levels

Preferred :

Experience with or working knowledge of the Workday Recruiting module

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